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What’s New in Utah
Olympic Fever in Utah
It’s official! Hot on the heels of the success of Paris 2024, Salt Lake City has been selected as the host city for the 2034 Winter Olympic & Paralympic Games. Having hosted the 2002 Games, Salt Lake becomes only the fifth city in the world to host the Winter Olympics twice. A celebration of sport is at a mountain high in the state as this announcement follows the NHL’s arrival in Salt Lake City with the Utah Hockey Club (UHC) joining the league beginning October 8, 2024. Visitors can go ice skating or take a curling lesson at the Utah Olympic Oval. And, of course, Utah is scientifically-proven to have the Greatest Snow on Earth® and is home to 15 ski resorts; 10 of which are within an hour’s drive of the new SLC International Airport.
Utah goes “wild” for British filmmaker, Guy Ritchie
Visitors to Utah know Park City for the skiing and Sundance Film Festival, but there is an incredible food scene that can’t be missed. Case in point, renowned British filmmaker, Guy Ritchie, has partnered with The Lodge at Blue Sky to open a second installation of his outpost restaurant, WildKitchen, which is featured in his Netflix hit series, The Gentlemen. Set in a high alpine field overlooking the dramatic landscape of Utah’s Wasatch Mountain Range, guest chefs and diners will interact through cuisine touched by smoke and flame, including locally sourced proteins like native Utah trout and seared elk loin and organic produce grown at the resort’s own farm. The menu will also be complemented by flights of Ritchie’s beer, Gritchie Brew, along with featured wine pairings and signature cocktails. Originally scheduled to be a seasonal pop-up experience, WildKitchen will now stay open permanently, weather-permitting for the winter.
